To prepare for the TOEIC test, you must recognize the familiar, routine ways thoughts are organized into words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. Learning to recognize these organizational patterns will help you understand the meaning of the words and phrases more readily and more completely- This will help you score well on the TOEIC test. | Each of the sections of the Listening Comprehension Practice exercises focuses on a particular way to help you understand what you have heard even when you did not understand every word. By training yourself to pay attention to certain details you will gain skill in general listening comprehension. The Reading Practice exercises in the two Grammar Patterns sections focus on certain common grammatical problems which lead to errors. Your attention is drawn to grammar items which can be easily confused the exercises help you to gain mastery over them. The Reading Comprehension section helps you become familiar with certain kinds of written business material. Each of these has its own peculiar style and comprehension problems. The Reading Practice exercises and Reading Comprehension section are also designed in a TOEIC format to give you further help in improving your TOEIC score. You will find everything you need in this book to focus your attention on your goals to become more proficient in English and to get a higher score on the TOEIC test. 4 INTRODUCTION LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION Part I Picture In this part of the test you will be shown twenty pictures. You will hear four short statements about each picture. You must choose which statement best describes what you see in the picture. These statements will be spoken only once they will not be repeated. These statements will not be written in your test book. In your test book you will see You will hear A The conductor is raising his baton. B The musician is recording his experiences. C The scientist is signaling for a cab. D The technician is reaching for the controls. On your answer sheet you will see T jT INTRODUCTION 5 When you listen to the statements it is important to listen carefully. The statements must match the context of the photograph. Let s analyze the answer choices. Pay attention to the common traps on the TOEIC. They could confuse you. Answer choice A The conductor is raising his baton. The .
